Peace Parks News
6 December 2010Wildlife College salutes its 2010 graduands
This year a record number of students graduated from the Southern African Wildlife College which is making great strides towards becoming the most sought after Centre of Excellence in Conservation Edu
26 November 2010Another hugely successful year!
The SA College for Tourism held their annual graduation ceremony on Friday 19 November in Graaff Reinet, hosted by its Chairperson, Mrs Gaynor Rupert. This year 86 young unemployed women were empowere
17 November 2010Mandela award site in World Heritage conservation row
A team of experts from UNESCO arrives at Mapungubwe this week to assess the impact that the Vele mine might have on the famous Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. The site is now the setting of a conflict
1 November 2010Van Loveren’s Big Five set to benefit Wildlife College
Van Loveren, the well known Robertson wine farm, has entered into a four-year agreement with the Southern African Wildlife College, which will see the College benefitting from the sale of the farm's F
19 October 2010Major donation to Peace Parks Foundation Sweden
On 13 October 2010 Peace Parks Foundation Sweden became the very fortunate permanent recipient of the Swedish Postcode Lottery, which donated more than SEK 5 million for 2010 (approximately €538 000
21 September 2010Development of Mozambique's Maputo Special Reserve
For the first time ever, wildlife was translocated from various game reserves in South Africa to Mozambique's Maputo Special Reserve between 14 and 16 September 2010. This, combined with a number of w
26 August 2010Opening of the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station
On 25 August 2010 the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA), University of Pretoria (UP) and Peace Parks Foundation (PPF) officially opened the refurbished and upgraded Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Res
11 August 2010Mining in the Mapungubwe area ceases – for now
On Tuesday 3rd August 2010, a coalition of civil society organisations, concerned about the recent granting of a mining right to Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd by the Department of Mineral Resources, (the app
22 July 2010KAZA TFCA MINISTERS COMMUNIQUÉ
We, the Ministers responsible for environment, wildlife, natural resources, hotels and tourism in the Republics of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, met in Livingstone, Zambia on 15 July
8 July 2010New Peace Parks Foundation Director
Peace Parks Foundation is very pleased to welcome Tom Boardman to its Board of Directors.